VTB lists three investment fraud schemes that Russians may encounter
VTB Bank has issued a warning to Russians.
The financial organization has identified three of the most common schemes used by fraudsters to deceive citizens when investing.
The methods of deception were listed by the RIA Novosti agency with reference to information provided by VTB Bank.
As noted by VTB, over the past year the number of complaints related to the actions of fraudsters in the investment sector has increased by a third.
Most often, fraudsters manage to deceive Russians by resorting to one of three schemes they have developed:
- imitation of well-known investment platforms;
- restoration of previously lost assets;
- downloading malware supposedly for remote access to an investment platform.
Most often, people fall for the first trick, since scammers offer extremely favorable investment conditions, which attracts the attention of potential victims.
The second scheme is aimed at those who have already suffered from the actions of fraudsters and want to get their funds back.
